The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-27
ROOMS FOR BACHELORS.
MEN IN SINGLE eLESSEONeSS WHO
DO THEIR OWN HOUSeWORk.
Light Housekeeping Where Women Are
Escluded-Reporter-, Actors. Mechanics
and Clerks Who Cook Their own Meals.
A Peep ut the Rooms.

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ment at fashionable uptown boarding
house The advertisement WAS credited
with being a typographical blunder, but
the sad eyed actor who was waiting for a
date that never came put all doubts at
rest by affirming that the advertisement
meant just what il said.
There is more than one house in New
| York. " he said. where single men rent
rooms and do their own housekeeping,
cooking making beds, sweeping, and 50
on. and a nice life il il If a man l. built
that way. am proud to say that while
was down on my luck | occupied an
alcove room in this house mentioned In
| the advertisement. paid 50 "a week and
lived for - more. \ legacy left 10 me
bv my aunt has put higher living in my
power and left my bachelor room with
regret The life was pleasant. and after
became biz expert az cooking ! assure
you that / cooked many dainty with all
the skill 81 % French chef
The writer visited the house where the
| furnished rooms for housekeeping for gen
| tlemem were located The ring at the bell
was answered by a tidy Irish girl. who
said that they had one room vacant The
| landlady was summoned and showed the
reporter up two flights 10 "A back room.
This is TO rent with all the necessaries
for light housekeeping \ closet in the
hall is the place for your coal and your
green groceries and an ice box for your
meat The price is 81 per week. w
HOME CoNyENIENCFs.
The room was about fourteen feet
square. It contained a folding bed a
cheap chiffOnniere on which were two tea
cups and saucers Of fancful pattern. In
the different compartments were other
dishes Of stOnewaro and glass. 4 cup
board stood at the right Of the mantel. IN
which were two tabecloths four napkins.
quilt and wooden blanket. and in
lower compartment am iron pot, spider
and two stew pans. The stove was No.
3. with two covers, and was polished
| brightly A wardrobe, sofa easy chair,
| two dining chairs and round table were
placed about the room in convenient posi-
tiOns.
"You don't rent rooms 10 women re-
marked the reporter.
NO, indeed. / don't want any women
about my house. They are more trouble
than they are worth. used 10 rent rooms
to women, but they found fault with
everything They washed their clothes in
the bathroom and invaded the kitchen al
all times in the day 10 borrow fiatirons.
/ have a houseful of gentlemen who cook,
eat and sleep here and ! never hear
word of complaint and seldom see them.
only when they pay their rent.
"What class of men d0 yOu haye,'
81 have with me now % reporter. An
actor. a street ear conductor. a florist. an
engineer on the Elevated railroad book
keeper. TWO clerks who cook together, and
policeman
At this point thc lady was informed of
the object of the reporter visit, and she
sat down TO enlighten him-furthcr
II ann an English woman, she said,
"and kept lodging. u London before COM
ing to New York There 10 is common
thing for men 90 do their own housekeep-
ing came to New lork as waiting
maid to an English actress. Liking the
CITY ] concluded to stop here and con
cciycd the iica OF renting rooms 10 gentle
men only AZ first ] did NOT meet with
success. but now can rent all of my
rooms pay 800 month for this
house have eight rooms that bring me
in $40 There is $40 profit on my rent.
| Then / yet my living from my roomers.
You see. it's this way. \ woman mine
fines out of ten will throw away her
vase. but a man won't Ny rooms give
me more than / can eat-a bunch of cell
cry and other green stuff. meat and fruit
| that W. spoil and of which they had
| purchased too much. My servant girl
costs me s. q month only. but She doesn't
do anything but laundry work and my
cooking My roomers make their own
beds. and very handy they are 40 10.
rnEouo> THE ROOMS.
The lady then took the reporter through
the house. Only one room was untidy,
and that was the actors Clay pipes and
tobacco were scattered over the mantel;
shoes. slippers and clothing were thrown
about the room while Oh the bed. sloyenly
made up. was pile of manuscript and
books
"Ths man is an actor Of good parts,
explained the lady. "but he is slouchy
about his room Quite different is the
next room that is occupied by the engi
neer.
This room was meatness persOniiled
The bed was as smooth as could b., the
floor was swept clean, and the tin pans
were "a, bright a the brasses on his engine
probably were small library was sus
pended ou shelf containing books on
railr0ading. % dictionary and Shakespeare.
Other rooms visited bowed the same
neatne~s. bat each had some character
istc Of the occupant by way Of ornament
The policeman had two clubs crossed over
his nantcl with pair Of boxing gloves
between them The clerks room was
fixed up with plush holders for BRUSHES
and papers with the photographs of noted
actresses stuck here and there on the
walls \ pile Of poker chips and pack
of cards were most conspicuous in the
bookkcepers room but the beds were
well made and the floors and dishes clean.
These men. said the lady. are up
early. yet their breakfast wash their
dishes. dress for business and are of, all
of them before 5 O'Clock. They return
from 4 to at night, get their supper and
90 out again They are quiet and better
tenants than any | ever had
is poverty the cause of their living in
this way
ooh. 40, guess not. You know the